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M. B. REACH GOLF BAG Filed June 22 Patented Aug. 3l, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT MILTON B. REACH, 0F SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS,ASSIGNOR TO A. G. SPALDING da BROS., 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., .A CORPORATION0F NEW JERSEY.

GOLF BAG.

Application led June 22,1925. Serial No. 38,852.

In the use of the ordinary golf bag, which is of considerable weight, itnot infrequently happens that a golfer on arriving at the links onSundays and holidays, finds that a caddy is unavailable, and that it isdesir.- able, for conserving his strength, to use a lighter bag. fj i Mypresent invention aims to provide a so-called Sunday bag, which can beconveniently carried by the golfer as a part of his regular outt as anauxiliary bag, .to be.

substituted foror used in llieu of the fo-rmer when a caddy isunavailable.y

Another object is to provide a construction in which the clubs will besegregated individually or in pairs, according to number, so that aready selection is possible, and in which the bag will have two clubcarry ing portions lying in parallelism and juxtaposition, whereby thebag will be reduced to a minimum thickness when in use, produc ing aflat type of bag which may be more conveniently carried.

A. further object is to provide a construction which will eliminate theusual handle, thereby further reducing the weight, such constructionenabling the putter to constitute the handle for the bag.

Another object is toprovide a bag of this nature which, when the clubsare removed, can be rolled into cylindrical form of small diameter so asto be slid into the ordinary golf bag along with the clubs therein.

The invention also aims toy provide a'bag which can be used as acontainer or carrier for golf clothing, etc., either with the golf clubsin place therein, or with the clubs removed an'd carried in thecustomary bag.

With ythese and other objects `in view which will hereinafter appear,the inven-v tion includes the novel features of construction hereinafterdescribed, the nature and scope of my invention being defined andascertained by the claims appended hereto.

An embodiment of my said invention is illustrated -in the accompanyingdrawings, in which v Figure l is a plan view of my improved ba lig. 2 isa si'de elevation of the same in club carrying position.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the bag 1n the position shown in Fig.2, the section being taken just below the top c of the pocket C.

Fig. 4 is a view showing the bag with the clubs removed and rolled forinsertion in the ordinary bag, and

Fig. 5 is a viewof lthe bag, when rolled` for carrying golf clothing. v

Fig. 6 is a view of the opposite face from that shown in Fig. 1.

Referring by reference characters to these drawings, the bag is shown ascomprising a foundation layer 1 preferably of liexible and preferablytextile material, carrying on one face thereof a plurality of clubreceiving pockets, conveniently four in number. These are preferablyformed by stitching to one face (the outer when used for club carryingpurposes) an outer facing layer 2 united to the layer 1 by' longitudinalrows of stitches 2a and also stitched or secured 'is designed to'distribute the club carrying strain, said juxtaposed edges overlappinthe surface of the tape and being secure theretoby means such as rows ofstitching indicated at 3a. The free side edges of the bag are preferablyprovided with reinforcing or wear resisting bindings, preferably ofleather, as indicated at 4. l

It will be noticed that the top edges of the bag are inclined downwardlyfrom the center in Aopposite directions, and conversely the bottom edges'are inclined upwardly. This produces two sets of relatively long andshort pockets, A, A. and B, B', the former of which are adapted 4toreceive and properly hold the longer clubs, such as mid iron and spoonin one, and driver and brassie in the other, while in a similar mannerthe shorter pockets retain in pairs the shorter clubs, such as theniblic and pitch- .ing mashie, and mashie and mashie iron.

such as leather, as indicated at c. To the ocket which fasteners 7cooperate with the tape' or. reinforcing strip 3 at a suitable emalefasteners 7l to enable the bag to be height above the top of the putterpocket is formed into a tubular enclosure (either with secured a loop oreye member 5, convenient.- or without clubs in the pockets) for carrylyformed of leather or like material, and it ing articles of golf apparelas shown in will be seen that when the shaft of the putter Fig. 5. isinserted through this loop or eye and into y forming the bottom edges ofthe bag the putter pocket, the portion of the shaft'lyinclined, ashereinbefore described, not only ing between the loop and the top of theputdoes this aid in shortening the edge pockets ter pocket will serve asa convenient handle and facilitate club selection, but the tapered forthe bag, and when the bag is lifted by bottom tends to keep the near oradvanced this handle the two club carrying portions edge olf the groundand prevent Wear and will swingtowards each other and lie in partear atthis point. allelism and juxtaposition, thus providing a Having thusdescribed my invention, what flat form of club carrier with the club Iclaim is pockets and clubs 011 lthe outside in con- 1. A golf bag offlexible material having venient position for removal and replaceclubreceiving pockets extending substanment. Due to thesegregation oftheclubs tially the full length of the bag, an interin pockets in adetermined order, selection mediate club receiving pocket having theupis facilitated and wear on the handle wrapper end terminating belowthe upper end pings is reduced to a minimum. of the bag, and an eyemember adjacent the In addition to the handle means formed upper endof.the bag and aligned with said by the putter and its means of retention,I intermediate pocket and spaced therefrom. rovide a carrying orshoulder strap 6 hav- 2. A golf bag of flexible material having` ing oneend secured to the inner face of the centrally disposed carrying means,said bag bag, as indicated at 6, whereby it does not being freelyfoldable on the line of said interferel withthe insertion of the puttercarrying means, whereby the two side porshaft into the loop andputterpocket, the tions can fold into parallelism when supopposite endlof the strap being secured to ported by the carrying. means, each ofsaid the outer surface of the putter pocket at a side portions having aplurality of club resuitable distance from the top thereof, as ceivingpockets, the bottom edges of each indicated at 6b, and it will beobserved that of said side portions inclining upwardly to due to thecentral connections of the strap, the free edges, whereby successivelyshorter the bag, when` carried thereby, tends likeockets are providedand the bottom of the wise to hang in a flat folded condition. ag issubstantially parallel with the ground The bag is providedwith. means,such as when suspended by the carrying means. Snap fasteners 7 and 7,bywhich it may, 3. A golf bag of flexible material having when rolled upinto close cylindrical form centrally disposed carrying means, said bagwith the clubs removed, be retained in such being freely foldable on theline of said position and thereby inserted in the ordinary carryingmeans, whereby the two side porgolf bag when going to the links, and bein tions can fold into parallelism when supreadiness for 4use 1n case acaddy is not ported by the carrying means, each of said available. sideportions having a plurality of club The bag'is also preferably providedwith receiving pockets, the top and bottom edges a ball receiving ocket8 having a cover 8l of each of said side portions converging fromprovided with astening means such,l as a the center line to the freeedges, whereby snap -fastener 8b, such pocket being located successivelyshorter pockets are provided on the inside face of the bag (opposite toand the bottom of the bag is substantially the club pocket face) andpreferably adjaparallelY with the ground when suspended by cent oneedge. the carrying means.

It will be noticed that one set of snap fas- 4. A golf bag of flexiblematerial in flat teners 7 (the male fasteners) are secured form havingclub receiving pockets disposed to the inside face of the bag centrallytherelengthwise thereof of varying depth and of, while the femalefasteners 7 are secured bottom edges inclined upwardly to the fr@ to oneedge 'of the bag with their sockets facedge, with fastening mea to holdthe bag ing to the opposite slde, or club pocket side. in a tightlyrolled condi ion substantially When the bag is to be rolled forinsertion as described. in a caddy bag, the clubs being removed, I 5. Agolf bag of flexible material in flat begin at the ball .pocket4carrying edge and form, having club receiving pockets on one roll withthe club pockets facing inwardly, face thereof, centrally arrangedfastener whereafter the snap fasteners are connected means carried bythe other face, and fastenas shown in Fig. 4. er means carried by oneedge and' adapted Other male snap fasteners 7 are connected to cooperatewith said centrally arranged to 'the outside face of the bag adjacentthe Afastener means. edge of the portion which carries the ball 6. Agolfbag having a plurality of club receiving pockets extendingsubstantially the full lengt thereof, and an intermediate club receivingpocket having its upper end terminating below the upper end of the bag,V

and an eye member adjacent the upper end of the bag and aligned withsaid intermediate pocket and spaced therefrom.

7. A golf bag having a plurality of club receiving pockets extendingsubstantially the full length thereof,and an intermediate club receivingminating elowthe upper end of the' bag,

ocket having its upper end'v ter' an eye member adjacent the upper endof the bag and aligned with said intermediate pocket and spacedtherefrom, and a carrying strap havmg one end secured to the face of thebag adjacent its upper end and oppoj site to the face to Which theintermediate pocket is secured, and means for .securing the other end ofthe strap to the Wall of the 20 intermediate pocket.

` In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature.

MILTON B. REACH.

